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Dogtown and Z-Boys

2002 · 90 min

A kinetic, nostalgic rush of vintage footage and rock music that makes you feel the thrill of rebellion and the bittersweet price of growing up.

Directed by: Stacy Peralta
Genres: Documentary
Starring: Jay Adams, Tony Alva, Stacy Peralta

Tagline: The birth of extreme
Overview: This award-winning, thrilling story is about a group of discarded kids who revolutionized skateboarding and shaped the attitude and culture of modern day extreme sports. Featuring old skool skating footage, exclusive interviews and a blistering rock soundtrack, DOGTOWN AND Z-BOYS captures the rise of the Zephyr skateboarding team from Venice's Dogtown, a tough "locals only" beach with a legacy of outlaw surfing.

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Directed by: Stacy Peralta
Genres: Documentary
Starring: Jay Adams, Tony Alva, Stacy Peralta

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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: coming-of-age
identity
found family
class
rebellion
Places: small town
big city
Era: period
Audience: teen
Form: true story
ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language strong
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Humour	4
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Tension	4
Darkness	3
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: documentary
Directed by: Stacy Peralta
Written by: Stacy Peralta, Craig Stecyk
Starring: Jay Adams, Tony Alva, Stacy Peralta, Steve Caballero, Tony Hawk, Jeff Ament, Henry Rollins, Jeff Ho
Cinematography: Sebastian Jungwirth, Peter Pilafian
Runtime: 90 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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